Otto Schenk(1930-2025)

Actor
Director
Additional Crew

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Otto Schenk was born on 12 June 1930 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for Die Fledermaus (1972), Arabella (1977) and Le baiser (1973). He was married to Renée Michaelis. He died on 9 January 2025 in Irrsee, Salzkammergut, Austria.

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Awards
- 5 wins total

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Known for

Die Fledermaus (1972)

8.5

TV Movie

Frosch

1972

Arabella (1977)

8.0

Director

1977

Helmut Berger, Senta Berger, Sydne Rome, and Maria Schneider in Le baiser (1973)

6.2

Director

1973

Die Fledermaus (1980)

TV Movie

Director

1980

Credits

Actor

Der Kirschgarten
TV Movie
- Firs, ein Diener
- 2021
Vier Saiten
7.2
TV Movie
- Karl Michaeli
- 2020
Tatort Staatsarchiv
5.8
TV Movie
- Reiter senior
- 2018
Meiberger - Im Kopf des Täters
7.1
TV Series
- Giovanni Hutterer
- 2018
Schon wieder Sonntag
TV Movie
- Cooper
- 2018
Liebe möglicherweise
5.9
- 2016
Chuzpe
TV Movie
- Edek
- 2013
Ralph und Carol - Noch einmal verliebt
TV Movie
- Ralph Bellini
- 2011
Halpern & Johnson
TV Movie
- Joseph Halpern
- 2009
Mein alter Freund Fritz
5.6
TV Movie
- Patient Knoppig
- 2007
Schloss Einstein
5.6
TV Series
- Herr Kraus (uncredited)
- 2006
Kampl
TV Movie
- Gabriel Brunner
- 2005
Der eingebildete Kranke
TV Movie
- Monsieur Argan
- 2005
Lacherfolge
TV Movie
- Various
- 2004
Hochwürden wird Papa
2.2
TV Movie
- Enrico Beloni
- 2002

Director

Die Fledermaus
TV Movie
- Director
- 2020
Der Rosenkavalier
TV Movie
- Director
- 2020
L'elisir d'amore
- Director
- 2018
Fidelio
- Director
- 2015
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
8.8
TV Series
- Director (stage)
- 2014
Die Hose
7.6
TV Movie
- Director
- 1985
Spiel im Schloß
TV Movie
- Director
- 1985
Rosarot bis Schwarz
TV Movie
- Director
- 1985
Der Zerrissene
TV Movie
- theatre director
- 1984
Die verkaufte Braut
8.4
TV Movie
- Director
- 1982
Der lebende Leichnam
TV Movie
- Director
- 1981
Tosca auf dem Trampolin und andere Opernkatastrophen
TV Movie
- Director
- 1981
Andrea Chénier
7.4
TV Movie
- Director
- 1981
Die Fledermaus
TV Movie
- Director
- 1980
Das Veilchen
TV Movie
- Director
- 1979

Additional Crew

Die Fledermaus
TV Movie
- stage director
- 2020
Der Rosenkavalier
TV Movie
- stage director
- 2020
L'elisir d'amore
- stage director
- 2018
Great Performances at the Met
8.1
TV Series
- production by
- production
- production: stage ...
- 1986–2016
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
8.8
TV Series
- production
- production: 1993
- 2010–2015
Fidelio
- stage director
- 2015
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
8.8
TV Movie
- staged by
- 2009
L'elisir d'amore
8.7
TV Movie
- directed for stage
- 2005
Der Rosenkavalier
8.2
TV Movie
- based on a stage production by
- 1994
Elektra
8.9
TV Movie
- directed for stage: Opera production
- 1994
Götterdämmerung
8.2
TV Movie
- stage director
- 1990
Siegfried
8.3
TV Movie
- production by
- 1990
Die Walküre
8.2
TV Movie
- stage director
- 1990
Das Rheingold
8.5
TV Movie
- stage director
- 1990
Professor Bernhardi
TV Movie
- staged by
- 1989

Personal details

Born
- June 12, 1930
- Vienna, Austria
Died
- January 9, 2025
- Irrsee, Salzkammergut, Austria
Spouse
- Renée Michaelis1956 - April 7, 2022 (her death, 1 child)
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Austrian actor, cabaret performer and opera director, trained at the Max-Reinhardt Seminar and first on stage at the Vienna Volkstheater.

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